Open Access and/or Open Data - geo.admin.ch - 2013
1. LEWICO 2013
E-Government and Open Data
Geoportal of the Swiss
Confederation
Open Access
and/or Open Data ?
Cédric Moullet
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
2. Cédric Moullet
Geomatic Engineer EPFL
Head of FSDI Web Infrastructure – swisstopo
Responsible for the development and the maintenance of the
Federal spatial data web infrastructure hosted in a cloud
computing environment.
Open source, cloud computing and development specialist.
Married, 2 children.
@cedricmoullet cedric.moullet@swisstopo.ch
3. XX% (generally 80%) of [some
form of data] has a location /
spatial component
geo is important
4. Federal Act on Geoinformation (2008)
This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata
relating to the territory of the Swiss
Confederation is made available for general use
to the authorities of the Confederation, the
cantons and communes, the private sector, the
public and to academic and scientific institutions
in a sustainable, up-to-date, rapid and easy
manner, in the required quality and at a
reasonable cost.
5. Does it mean Open Data ?
Verordnung über Geoinformation
Verordnung des Bundesamtes für
Landestopografie über Geoinformation
Verordnung des VBS über die Gebühren des
Bundesamtes für Landestopografie
Verordnung über die Landesvermessung
Verordnung des VBS über die
Landesvermessung
Verordnung der Bundesversammlung über die
Finanzierung der amtlichen Vermessung
Verordnung über die Landesgeologie
9. VISITORS last 3 years
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
DESKTOP
MOBILE
10. Source: Umsetzungskonzept zur Strategie für Geoinformation beim Bund 2003
Added value by private
geoinformation market
Public investment in
Open Access
1:4
23. from
« ACCESS TO DATA »
to
« ACCESS TO INFORMATION »
Federal office -> « We need to publish geodata »
Internet -> « Geodata are maps »
Citizen -> « I need an information »
40. Bund
Economic impact of OGD: 900 to 1200 millions / year
Translated tax revenue income: 40 to 50 millions / year
Balance for Bund: neutral.
Source: Schlussbericht Version 2.5 - Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von OGD
42. • A good data is up to date, precise,
reliable and sustainable -> it costs.
• Federal structure implies to coordinate
confederation, canton and cities (cadastral data
as example)
• Legal framework needs to be adapted (see slide
5)
• Licensing and copyrights need to be defined
• Open Data is a one way trip